Improvement in combined seed-drill and harrow



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. T. J. WHITEGAR. COMBINED SEED-DRILL AND HARROW.

No. 189,821., Patented Apri117, 1877.

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T. J. WHITECAR. COMBINED SEED-DRILL AND HARROW'. No. 189,821.. PatentedAprilfi, 1877-.

N.PETERS. PHDTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D, C.

- UNITEDTSTATES "QTHOMAS" J. WHITECAB, PHILADELPHIA," rnnnsvnvanni. f 3f) IMPROV EMTENTlN COMBINEDSEED-PRIQLLIANDLHARROW, i. [I

' Specification forming art of Letters Patent No.189,821, datedApril17, 1811; application tiled February 22,1877 v To all zbholnzt may mmm} l Be it known that 1, T ams J. w TE 'iR, ofPhiladelphia, in {the county of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain newiand useful Oombined'Secd-Drill and Harrow; and-I d o,, hereby. declare the;

following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinventiomsuch'as willenahleothersskilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use'it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, in which 1 Figure 1 is a longitudinalvertical section,

Fig. 2, side elevation, partly in section 'Fig, 3,side elevation Fig, 4, plan Fig. .5, plan of harrows. Fig.6 represents, in perspective,

front andjrear views, respectively, of the inafter more fully set forth.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, A

designates an axle, mounted on wheels B B.

O is a rectangular frame, connected by means of straps c 0 and bolts 0 c with two side bars or beams, D D, supported on the axle A. E E are handles, rigidly fastened to the under side of the axle A at a a, and to the harrowframe at c 0 By depressing the handles E E at their rear ends, the barrow-frame G will be raised clear of the ground, and its teeth 0 which are fastened in diagonal bars 0 drawn out of the soil.

F is the seed-hopper, sustained on the rear ends of the beams D D, and having ways or guides ff, hetweenwhi-ch said beams pass, and by means of which the desired attachment is secured, such attachment permitting the hopper to be readily removed, by merely sliding it backward, whenever it is desired to use the harrow alone.

The bottom of the hopper has suitable orifices for the escape of the seed. Below said bottom are tubes G, swung on a rod, 11, or furnished with an equivalent pivotal connection or support, and terminating in heads or blocks The tubes pass through" the. I

blocks g, so as to register. with the openings in the bottom'of the hopper, and form .passages for the seed from said hopper tolth'e ground.

' By swinging the'tubes', ashereinafter set forth, their registryor coincidence.with' jthe openings in the hopper-bottom 'is"bro'ken, the" heads g passing into positionto close said" openings, and operating for that purpose valves. 1

I Recesses or chambers g are made in the -hopper-bottom F, forming seats for said i represents a, rectangu lar frame, having harrow teeth 11 i. Said sa e", is connected with the frame 0 bystrap-hingesf 1} i, andwith thecross bar' ,e of the handles E E by means of a rod, 70, having a swivelconnection with a lever, K, fulcrumed on said cross bar. Id is a staple on the cross-bar e,

valves .or heads g.

beneath which the. lever K passes when dc:

pressed L Lare flukes, formed with lugs ,orj

ears I t,,by means of which they are fastened to the frame I. Said dukes are also bifurcated L at their upper ends, forming. forks l l, in

which the tubes Gr rest, asshown. p

v I- prefer to make these flukes, however, in two separate parts, as shown in Figs. l and 5, so as to permit their vertical adjustment on the frame I. To effect this I make the L- shaped bracket 1 with a vertical slot, F, be-' low, or forming a continuation of the opening between the forks P. A threadedrod or screw,

l passes into the slot l and is held fast by a nut, l and, if desired, a washer, Z. By

loosening the nut Z and'moving the screw l up or down ,-as desired, in the slot i the fluke L, which is attached to said screw, will be vertically adjusted in its bracket, or on the frame 1. M represen ts. a scraper for covering the seed, said scraper being formed of a corruneath the staple k, the frame I and scraper M: are thereby elevated from the ground, and

the'tubes G swung so as 'to causetheir heads g to close the openings in the hopper-bottom,

I to descend, bringing the fiukes L and scraper M into-contact with-the ground, and swinging the tubes G so as to cause'th'em to register with the openings in the hopper-bottom. The

handles E E are at the same time elevated, bringing the-teeth of the frame 0 into the soil.

On moving the machine forward the ground:

will bet-pulverized by the teeth of theframes Gland- I,.the-front barof said frame O being beveled or rounded at 0 forming a shoe, 0, Which is an-effectual clod-crushert The flu'kes L make furrows,'into whieh'the seed from'the tubes .G pass,being covered therein by the,

action of the scraper M. i

To suspend the flow of seed, the lever K is depressed and fastened beneath the staple 70. To raise the barrow-frame O to drop or'leave brush or; other debris, the handles E E are depressedor lowered. To use the barrow alone the hopper is slid off the bars D D, the other parts IL M being removedor allowed to remain, as may be desired.

1 ;WhatI- claim as my invention -is-- r .1. In combination with the axle A and adjustable harrow-frameO, the bars D D, resting on said axle, and the handles E E, separate from the'bars D D,-and rigidly secured iJO; th6 axle, and arranged, as described, for, raising and lowering the harrow, substantially as set forth.-

2. In combination with the frame 0, the

frame I, hinged thereto, and sustaining flukes L, substantiallyiasshown and described.

scribed. I

3. In combination with"'the'harrow-frame I I supportin 'g-barsD D, the hopper F, secured to said bars by blocks f, forming ways or 'guides,permitting the detachment of said hopper by merely sliding it off, as set forth.

4; The seed-tubesG, formed with heads g,

' which operateas valves to cl'o'sethe openings in the hopper-bottom, substantially as deform seats for the heads or valves 9 on the seed-tubes G, substantially as shown 'andldescribed.

6. The flukes L, bifurcated at their upper operating substantially as described so 13S that when said' frame isv raisedjthe said tubesiwilli be swung out of Y registry with! the--seed-open in gsin the hopperand th'e flo'wofseedstoppedf I '9. "In combination withia-seedin'g machineg thescraper M, formed of astripor bar of cor ru-g'ated *metal, arranged for operation stantially as shown anddescribed.

10; The mat and lever Kg'in combination}: with'th'e'supplementarybarrow-frame and the, attached scraper and flukes, substantially-as described. I t g I: In testimony that I claim theforegoin'g I have hereunto 's et my h'and this 16th, day'of February, 1877. I g I, THOMAS J, WHI EG A R." I

Witnesses: v I i i i i I Smut. J. VAN 'SravonEN, CHAS. F. VAN Bonn.

5. The hopper-bottom F, recessed at g, to 

